Dorothy Vaughan, portrayed by Octavia Spencer in "Hidden Figures," and Patricia Turner one of the "Norfolk 17," were honored at a Black History Month celebration at Family Light Baptist Church in ...

Dorothy Vaughan was one of the first African American women who helped pave the way for the United States in space research. Graduating as valedictorian from her high school in 1925, Dorothy ...

NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Vaughan was NACA’s first black supervisor and one of its few female supervisors. Dorothy Vaughan became an expert FORTRAN programmer, and she also contributed to the Scout Launch Vehicle Program ...

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will name a building after legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of the Apollo program on Friday, one day before the 55th anniversary of the ...

NASA honoring 'Hidden Figures' math hero Vaughan was portrayed by Octavia Spencer in the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures," garnering Spencer an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

In keeping the legacy of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson alive, we rounded up some things that you need to know about the trailblazers and the work that quite literally ...

A local grad helped launch John Glenn into space, and helped America catch up to the Soviet Union. Dorothy Vaughan, a 1929 graduate of Wilberforce University, is among three African-American woman ...

Dorothy Vaughan and another local civil rights figure — Patricia Turner, one of 17 black students in Norfolk who integrated into white schools in 1958 — were honored at a Black History Month ...